mary block

Dr. Mary Block

Professor of History

mblock@valdosta.edu

229-333-5947
Nicholas Guittar

Dr. Nicholas A. Guittar

Assistant Professor of Sociology

naguittar@valdosta.edu

229-219-3296

Nicholas A. Guittar, Ph.D is a sociologist specializing in gender and sexuality studies.  His research focuses on the formation and maintenance of sexual identities, the impact of heteronormativity on coming out, and various inequalities at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and race.  His is the author of Coming Out:  The New Dynamics (FirstForumPress, 2014), and his research appears in numerous reputable journals such as Gender Issues, Journal of Bisexuality, and Journal of LGBT Youth.
Dixie Haggard

 

Dr. Dixie Haggard

Professor of History

drhaggard@valdosta.edu

229-249-4834
jennifer lambert-shute-2

Dr. Jennifer Lambert-Shute

Professor and Director of CEU Education, Marriage and Family Therapy

jjshute@valdosta.edu

229-245-4323

 
James Martinez

Dr. James Martinez

Assistant Professor of Education

jammartinez@valdosta.edu

229-259-5099

James Martinez is an assistant professor of education at Valdosta State University. He received his doctorate in Education and Sociology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. James was a teacher and coach for almost two decades in rural, inner-city and urban profile public schools. His teaching and research interests are critical pedagogy, critical race theory, differentiated multicultural education instruction, youth gang risk factors, education innovation, immigration reform, and racial/ethnic inequality.
Peggy Moch

Dr. Peggy Moch

Professor of Math Education

plmoch@valdosta.edu

229-333-4835

 

Dr. Peggy L. Moch is a former inner city high school mathematics teacher from Orlando, Florida and Professor of Mathematics Education at Valdosta State University (VSU) where she teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate mathematics education courses in face to face and online classes. Peggy graduated with a Ph.D. in 2002 from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida where she was awarded the Order of Pegasus award, the highest award given to students. She is the International President-Elect of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education (KDP) (2014-2016) and was elected to the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (AATC) Executive Council (2011-2014). Her research interests are in pre-service teacher mathematics self-efficacy, mathematics anxiety, motivational theory, and using technology in the classroom. She recently co-authored a new early childhood education mathematics content textbook for Kendall Hunt Publications published in August 2014: Creating a Positive Change in Elementary Teacher Mathematics.

Denise Montgomery

Odum Library III, Reference

dmontgom@valdosta.edu

229-249-4834

B.A. Sweet Briar College, 1975

M.S.L.S., Florida State University, 1981

Associate Professor of Library ScienceReference and ILL Librarian, since 1984.

Publications: Journal of Interlibrary Loan and Information Supply, Georgia Historical Quarterly, Library Trends, Britain and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History, Senior Editor, The Yale Book of Quotations, Editor, Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections. Scarecrow Press, 2011. Named a CHOICE Outstanding Title (2012).
Cathy Olgesby

Dr. Cathy Oglesby

Professor of History

coglesby@valdosta.edu

229-259-5507

Teresa Paliwoda

Teresa Paliwoda

Instructor of English and Women's and Gender Studies

tcpaliwoda@valdosta.edu 

229-333-5757

 I have been teaching at Valdosta State University since Fall 2006. I teach Women's Voices (PERS 2210), Race, Class, Gender (AFAM/WGST 2020), Composition I (ENGL 1101), Composition II (ENGL 1102), and World Literature I (ENGL 2110). I am currently completing my dissertation on grief and Toni Morrison's Beloved and A Mercy . My teaching interests lie in African American literature and gender studies. I enjoy teaching on the college level and my door is always open. Please come by and see me. My office is located in Carswell Hall.
Anneprice

Dr. Anne Price

Professor of Sociology

annprice@valdosta.edu

229-333-5473

I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Valdosta State University and have been teaching here since 2013.  I received my Ph.D. in Sociology from Ohio State University in 2011.  My teaching and research specializations are in gender, international/comparative sociology, quantitative methodology.  In previous work, I have examined the success of a campaign against sexual harassment of women in Egypt; cross-national variation in attitudes towards women's employment rights; women's willingness to engage in political protest in the Middle East; and the influence of religion on attitudes towards democracy.  I have published in Mobilization, International Journal of Sociology, Comparative Sociology, and Sociological Spectrum.  My current work focuses on the factors that shape people's confidence in science.
Dr. A.J. Ramirez

Dr. A.J. Ramirez

Adjunct Professor of Women's and Gender Studies

ajramirez@valdosta.edu

229-249-4842

Dr. Ramirez is an educator who teaches courses in Race, Class, & Gender, Global Feminism, LGBT Studies, Social Problems, Medical Sociology, and Marriage and Family Studies.  Dr. Ramirez earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from the University of North Georgia, her Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and Doctor of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Sociology from Valdosta State University.  Her scholarly attention focuses on sexism, gender discrimination, racism, education reform by incorporating systemic approaches, and the sociology of education.  In addition to ther academic pursuits, Dr. Ramirez practices as a Professional Counselor in Valdosta and Tifton, Georgia.

Dr. Regina Suriel

Assistant Professor, Middle Grades, Secondary, Reading, & Deaf Education

rlsuriel@valdosta.edu

229-333-5926
Theresa Thompson

Dr. Theresa Thompson

Professor, English Department

tthompson@valdosta.edu

229-249-4976
jeremytost

Dr. Jeremy R.Tost

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling

jrtost@valdosta.edu

229-333-5621

Jeremy Tost is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Counseling at Valdosta State University.  I have been teaching and conducting research at VSU since the fall of 2011.  I am a social-cognitive researcher emphasizing applied statistics in community settings.  My graduate work at New Mexico State University and Peace Corps volunteer service in The Republic of Moldova shave shaped a broad cross-cultural perspective with my interests in religious beliefs, deficit thinking, lucid dreaming, and the study of consciousness.  I enjoy collaborating with colleagues and value time spent ourdoors
Helen Wishart

Helen Wishart

Lecturer, English and Women's and Gender Studies


hawishar@valdosta.edu

229-333-5772 
Tracy Woodard

Dr. Tracy Woodard

Ph.D. in Family Relations, Florida State University, 1996

Director of Women's and Gender Studies

Professor, Sociology

tmeyers@valdosta.edu

229 293-6307

 Vita

I have been teaching at Valdosta State University since 1994. My teaching and research interests include intimate partner violence, sexual violence, feminist theory, global feminism, human sexuality, social justice, Immigration issues, immigration experiences of Latina women, U.S.- Mexico Borderland issues, and intersectionality. I consider myself an activist scholar and am very involved on campus and in the community advocating for social justice. I think everyone can benefit from a minor in Women's and Gender Studies.  In my spare time I enjoy traveling, competing in sprint triathlons, cycling, running, doing yoga, and reading.